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- Page 1 Café Barista Automatic 15 BAR pump espresso machine Instruction Booklet EM8800 Please read these instructions carefully and retain for future reference. ™...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Sunbeam’s Safety Precautions About espresso coffee Features of your Café Barista™ Secrets to the perfect cup Preparing your Café Barista™ Filling of water and switching on your Café Barista™ Switching off your Café Barista™ Determining and adjusting the water hardness... -
Page 4: Sunbeam's Safety Precautions
If you have any concerns regarding the performance and use of your appliance, please visit www.sunbeam.com.au or contact the Sunbeam Consumer Service Line Ensure the above safety precautions are understood. therefore avoid any direct contact with the steam nozzle. -
Page 5: About Espresso Coffee
Caffe Latte or a Long Black raise the pour spouts for taller cups. Drinking authentic café quality coffee at home is guaranteed with a Sunbeam espresso machine. The simple to use design of the machine allows you to enjoy the sweet aroma and taste of the perfect shot of espresso with its signature golden crema every time. -
Page 6: Features Of Your Café Barista
Features of your Sunbeam Café Barista ™ Warming plate Allows coffee cups to be warmed before use. Steam/Hot water switch Turn the switch to activate steam or hot water. Steam nozzle Dispenses steam or hot water. Height-adjustable espresso pour spout Fits any size cup. - Page 7 Coffee bean hopper The conical burr grinder holds up to 230g of coffee beans. Coffee grind selector Select grind setting from fine to coarse. Control panel 1.5 litre removable water reservoir Simply slides out for easy filling. Removable drip tray and cup resting grid Pulls out for easy emptying and cleaning.
- Page 8 Features of your Sunbeam Café Barista™ (continued) TOP VIEW Coffee bean hopper release position Position setting for coffee bean hopper when using whole beans Position setting for coffee bean hopper when using pre-ground coffee CONTROL PANEL Temperature indicator A constant light indicates that the temperature of the Café...
- Page 9 Features of your Sunbeam Café Barista ™ One touch operation The Café Barista™ is an automatic espresso machine that takes the guess work out of making espresso coffee. It grinds the coffee beans, dispenses the ground coffee into the filter, tamps it and pumps water through to produce a consistent shot of espresso every time –...
- Page 10 Features of your Sunbeam Café Barista™ (continued) ‘Thermoblock’ heating system Ensures the precise temperature is achieved. As espresso is made with hot, rather than boiling water, the ‘thermoblock’ heats the water to 92°C (just below boiling point) for optimum extraction of oils from the coffee grinds. Temperatures above this will burn the coffee grinds.
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Page 11: Secrets To The Perfect Cup
Secrets to the perfect cup With a Sunbeam pump espresso machine and a little experience, you can create café quality coffee at home. As there are a number of possibilities for making coffee to meet your personal taste, following are a few helpful suggestions: •... -
Page 12: Preparing Your Café Barista
Preparing your Café Barista • Position the espresso machine onto a stable, flat, dry surface. • Attach the coffee bean hopper onto the espresso machine. With the hopper in hand, align the arrow on the base of the hopper with the ‘HOPPER RELEASE’ position. -
Page 13: Filling Of Water And Switching On Your Café Barista
Filling of water and switching on your Café Barista Prior to switching on each time, check whether the water reservoir is filled with water. Every time the appliance is switched on or off, it needs water for the Auto Clean cycle. -
Page 14: Switching Off Your Café Barista
Filling of water and switching on your Café Barista™ (continued) Figure 9 Switching off your Café Barista When the espresso machine is switched off by briefly pressing the power button on the control panel, another Auto Clean cycle is carried out and the coffee waste container indicator will flash as a reminder for approximately 1 minute. -
Page 15: Determining And Adjusting The Water Hardness
Determining and adjusting the water hardness Prior to first use the Café Barista™ should be adjusted to the relevant degree of water hardness for your region. Water hardness refers to the mineral content of your local water supply. You may determine the hardness degree using the supplied test strips. -
Page 16: Making An Espresso With Coffee Beans
Making an espresso with coffee beans It is possible to adjust the espresso machine individually to suit your personal taste by adjusting the grinding degree and the amount of coffee beans to be ground. Filling the coffee bean hopper Note: Please ensure to fill the coffee bean hopper only with coffee beans. - Page 17 Making an espresso with coffee beans (continued) Placing cup(s) under the espresso pour spout and choosing the coffee pour volume • Place one or two cups under the espresso pour spout. The height of the pour spout can be adjusted to suit the size of the cup by lifting or lowering the pour spout to reduce heat loss and or prevent the espresso from splashing.
- Page 18 Making an espresso with coffee beans (continued) Selecting the strength of the coffee and pouring the coffee • Press the ‘coffee strength/quantity’ button as many times as needed to select the preferred strength of the espresso. See figure 17. The coffee strengths are indicated as follows: Very mild Mild Regular...
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Page 19: Making An Espresso With Pre-Ground Coffee
Making an espresso with coffee beans (continued) Note: When choosing 2 cups of coffee, the pre-set values for ‘coffee strength/ quantity’ to be ground and ‘coffee pour volume’ are increased automatically. Note: Before the actual coffee brewing process, the ground coffee is dampened by a small amount of water. - Page 20 Making an espresso with pre-ground coffee (continued) Figure 22 Figure 23 Figure 24 • Open the lid of the pre-ground coffee receptacle and fill with fresh pre-ground coffee. See figure 22. Important: Make sure that no powder is stuck in the receptacle and that no foreign matter gets into the receptacle.
- Page 21 Making an espresso with pre-ground coffee (continued) Tip: The Café Barista™ is factory set to standard volumes. If you want to adjust the respective length of coffee pour volumes, please refer to the instructions in section ‘Changing and saving coffee pour volumes and coffee strength settings’.
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Page 22: Milk Frothing Using The Steam Function
Milk frothing using the steam function The steam can be used for texturing/ frothing milk or for heating liquids. As the temperature for generating steam must be higher than for making coffee, the espresso machine is equipped with an additional steam mode. - Page 23 Milk frothing using the steam function (continued) ‘steam/hot water’ switch up to activate the steam and commence frothing the milk. See figure 29. Tip: For instructions on how to froth milk refer to the section ‘Easy steps for frothing milk’. Note: The nozzle must not touch the bottom of the jug to ensure that the steam release is not obstructed.
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Page 24: Easy Steps For Frothing Milk
Easy steps for frothing milk Milk texturing is the steaming of milk to heat it and to create froth. Similar to making an espresso, perfecting the art of milk texturing takes time and practice. • Use fresh, cold milk and fill a stainless steel frothing jug to no more than ¹/ ³... -
Page 25: Hot Water Function
Hot water function The hot water function can be used for making tea, hot chocolate or other hot water drinks such as instant soups. Important: There is risk of scalding when the steam nozzle is in use. Hot water or hot steam can cause scalding. -
Page 26: Changing And Saving Coffee Pour Volumes And Coffee Strength Settings
Changing and saving coffee pour volumes and coffee strength settings The Café Barista™ is set to standard coffee pour volumes. These volumes can be individually adjusted to your taste and stored. Changing and saving coffee pour volumes • Press the ‘length of coffee pour’ button until the respective cup symbol illuminates corresponding to the desired coffee pour volume. -
Page 27: Changing And Saving Coffee Pour Volumes And Coffee Strength Settings
Changing and saving coffee pour volumes and coffee strength settings (continued) Changing and saving the set relationship between each ‘coffee strength’ setting and the ‘length of coffee pour’ volumes You may save a different ‘coffee strength’ setting for each ‘length of coffee pour’ setting. -
Page 28: Grind Setting Selection And Maintenance
Grind setting selection and maintenance Important: Only adjust the fineness of the grind during the grinding process. Adjustments of the grind while not in use may cause damage to the espresso machine. Setting the fineness of the grind • With a cup placed under the espresso pour spout, press the one cup coffee button. -
Page 29: Resetting The Café Barista
Grind setting selection and maintenance (continued) • Replace the grinding ring. • Slide the ‘grinding mechanism release’ button to the front in the direction of the grinding mechanism. Hold this position and turn the ‘coffee grind’ lever anti- clockwise to the desired grind setting. •... -
Page 30: Care And Cleaning
Care and cleaning Note: When the espresso machine is turned on it will go through an Auto Clean cycle. This removes any old coffee grinds from the coffee brewing unit. The coffee making process involves extracting oils out of coffee grinds to make espresso coffee. -
Page 31: Emptying Coffee Waste Container
After making approximately 16 coffees, coffee waste container indicator will illuminate to show that the container must be emptied and cleaned. Note: If the espresso machine is used daily, the coffee waste container should also be cleaned daily. You will always be Cleaning the coffee brewing unit We recommend that you clean the brewing unit (depending on intensity of use) - Page 32 Cleaning the coffee brewing unit (continued) • Dry the coffee brewing unit and turn the service lever upwards again as far as it will go. The ejection lever folds back again and the brewing unit closes. See figure 53. Figure 45 Figure 47 Figure 49 •...
- Page 33 Cleaning the coffee brewing unit (continued) 2. Press the locking button down and push the coffee brewing unit further in for approximately 1cm until the locking button clicks into place, see figure 55. 3. Press the locking lever down as far as it will go, see figure 55.
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Page 34: Starting The Cleaning Programme
1 litre of fresh water. Important: Use the Sunbeam ‘Cleaning’ tablets only. If using other cleaning agents, Sunbeam will not be liable for any damage. Sunbeam cleaning tablets are available from selected appliance retailers or from Sunbeam on 1800 025 059. -
Page 35: Starting The Descaling Programme
Important: Use Sunbeam descaling tablets only. If using other descaling agents, Sunbeam will not be liable for any damage. Never use vinegar, citric acid or sulfamic acid • Empty the coffee waste container and reinsert it so that the container indicator extinguishes. - Page 36 Starting the descaling programme (continued) • Press and hold for 3 seconds the ‘DESCALE’ button, the ‘DESCALE’ indicator changes from a flashing light to a constant light. The descaling programme is now ready and the process should not be interrupted. See figure 61. Note: Before the automatic process starts you must descale the steam/hot water nozzle.
- Page 37 Starting the descaling programme (continued) Figure 63 Figure 64 Preparing the appliance for phase 2 Phase 1 of the descaling process is finished after approximately 36 minutes and is shown by the water and coffee waste container indicators flashing. The ‘DESCALE’ indicator also flashes.
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Page 38: Indicator Lights Guide
Indicator Lights Guide INDICATOR Water indicator is flashing Coffee waste container indicator is flashing Cleaning programme indicator is flashing Descaling programme indicator is flashing Coffee strength /quantity indicator cup coffee request indicators flashing Coffee strength indicators cup coffee request indicators flashing PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE The espresso... -
Page 39: Trouble Shooting Guide
Trouble Shooting Guide PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE Espresso/coffee is The internal brewing system not hot enough is cold. The cups have not been pre-heated. Espresso/coffee not The coffee bean hopper strong enough is empty. The grind setting is too coarse. The setting for the coffee strength/quantity is too low. - Page 40 Heading Trouble Shooting Guide continued PROBLEM No espresso/coffee, only water is running No espresso/coffee, only water is running out when using pre-ground coffee. POSSIBLE CAUSE Foreign matter is caught in the grinding mechanism stopping the beans from moving through beans in and around the grinding the grinder.
- Page 41 Heading Trouble Shooting Guide continued PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE The coffee brewing unit has not adjusted correctly and remains closed, therefore the coffee falls beside. The pre-ground coffee is stuck to the sides of the coffee shaft. the steam from the brewing No espresso/coffee No water in the water reservoir.
- Page 42 Heading Trouble Shooting Guide continued Problem Not enough froth when Frothing jug. texturing the milk The brewing unit cannot be removed The brewing unit cannot be inserted Possible cause During the texturing process the milk has been over heated and boiled. The brewing unit is not in its normal position.
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Page 43: Recipes
Heading Recipes ESPRESSO (SHORT BLACK) Espresso is a concentrated, full bodied coffee with a stable layer of cream on top – known as ‘crema’. An espresso is the foundation of all café coffee. Variations are achieved by adding different amounts of milk and froth. •... - Page 44 Heading Recipes (continued) CAFFE LATTE An espresso with steamed milk, typically served in a glass. The layer of frothed milk on top should be 10mm to seal the coffee. • 220mL glass or cup • single or double espresso • steamed milk CAPPUCCINO This delicious drink is an espresso with steamed milk, topped with creamy froth and...
- Page 45 ‘Sunbeam’ is a registered trademark of Sunbeam Corporation. Café Barista is a trademark of Sunbeam Corporation. Made in China. Engineered in Australia. Due to minor changes in design or otherwise, the product may differ from the one shown in this leaflet. Backed by Sunbeam‘s 12 Month Repair Guarantee and National...
- Page 46 Consumer Hotline Australia 1800 025 059 New Zealand 0800 786 232 Consumer information: 1800 025 059 or www.sunbeam.com.au is a registered Trademark of Sunbeam Corporation Limited. ACN 000 006 771. © Sunbeam Corporation Limited 2004.